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Winter May 23rd, 2015 7:13 PM

To reveal, or not to reveal - that is the question:
 

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous townsmen
Or to take arms against a sea of Mafiosi,
And by opposing end them.

Role reveals are oft fraught with controversy and lengthy discourse. Very often people are wary of those who reveal, and on the other side of the coin, people buy it. Assuming you have a role, would you ever reveal yourself in a game? If so, how do you determine the best time to reveal and how would you handle the reactions to come? And if you're the player that doesn't reveal their roles, what would you do if someone comes out and claims your role?


Salzorrah May 23rd, 2015 7:37 PM

Depends on the role I got. If it was something that would be really helpful, like the Nymph in F&D, I would try to pick out the threat without anyone noticing, and just reveal when everything is too late. If someone were to claim my role, I'd let them do what they do... Makes my job simpler since no one is looking at me.

gimmepie May 23rd, 2015 7:42 PM

I don't usually reveal my role since it just attracts unwarranted attention and more often that not causes the person revealing more problems then it does positives. In saying that though, I will reveal my role if I deem it the best course of action.

Klippy May 23rd, 2015 7:47 PM

Nobody believes you when you reveal your role more often than not. Even if you flat out said you were the x, people would just call you a liar and proceed to lynch you. :P

I've revealed my role a few times and had moderate success with doing so. I certainly survived beyond my initial state of affairs.

gimmepie May 23rd, 2015 7:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Klippy (Post 8764396)
Nobody believes you when you reveal your role more often than not. Even if you flat out said you were the x, people would just call you a liar and proceed to lynch you. :P

I've revealed my role a few times and had moderate success with doing so. I certainly survived beyond my initial state of affairs.

You seem to live longer when your roles are made up haha

Foxrally May 23rd, 2015 9:24 PM

Come to think of it, the only time I didn't reveal my role at one point was in THG, and that was because I was the mafia boss lol

But yeah unless I'm not allowed to, or it's going to cause me big problems, I ususally like to reveal my role at some point if it will get GP killed won't get me killed.

Lycanthropy May 24th, 2015 2:02 AM

I only do when revealing it will provide a decent amount of information to the players, like when I'm a detective and now three alignments or two mafia members. Otherwise it'll only get you killed, if not during day, then in the next night.

Sopheria May 24th, 2015 9:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klippy (Post 8764396)
I've revealed my role a few times and had moderate success with doing so. I certainly survived beyond my initial state of affairs.

*remembers the Patriotic Blue episode* @[email protected]

Klippy May 24th, 2015 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8765152)
*remembers the Patriotic Blue episode* @[email protected]

That refers to an active game, so I can't reveal my logic behind it yet. ;)

alisaie May 24th, 2015 12:12 PM

Well can't forget the chaos that happened throughout the whole game that was caused because of Klippy revealing he was the medic in THG :')

Nakuzami May 24th, 2015 12:14 PM

Shak vs Sonata: A Duel to the Death

Circuit May 24th, 2015 3:25 PM

Well y'know guys, just saying...

https://i.imgflip.com/ly6kw.jpg

Yukari May 24th, 2015 7:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klippy (Post 8764396)
Nobody believes you when you reveal your role more often than not. Even if you flat out said you were the x, people would just call you a liar and proceed to lynch you. :P

And this, is why I don't reveal my role... I did in Faeries and Deamons on the last day because I wanted the Haevenites to win but that's a different story.

Netto Azure May 25th, 2015 5:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klippy (Post 8764396)
Nobody believes you when you reveal your role more often than not. Even if you flat out said you were the x, people would just call you a liar and proceed to lynch you. :P

I dunno, a role reveal certainly turned the tables on you recently. :P

Sonata May 26th, 2015 6:18 AM

Always reveal your role. If it's like a detective or seer or something. If not don't bother you'll just be wasting your life. but of course there's always the ones who will jump at literally anything anyone says and then get you lynched because someone claims to have the same role as you when they clearly don't.

Nakuzami May 26th, 2015 12:44 PM

oh my god Sonata

gimmepie May 26th, 2015 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonata (Post 8767855)
Always reveal your role. If it's like a detective or seer or something. If not don't bother you'll just be wasting your life. but of course there's always the ones who will jump at literally anything anyone says and then get you lynched because someone claims to have the same role as you when they clearly don't.

Would you like some salt with that comment? :P

Sonata May 26th, 2015 1:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gimmepie (Post 8768386)
Would you like some salt with that comment? :P

http://media.katu.com/images/122609_large-salt-pile.jpg

Why whatever are you talking about?

Winter June 2nd, 2015 4:54 AM

Going by past experiences, I doubt a role reveal would leave me alive at the end of the day lol.

But I think for investigative roles, perhaps after four to six nights, which should've harvested sufficient information and assuming you haven't died, would be sorta ideal. Also if I ever saw someone claiming to be my role, I'd just question their credibility without making it obvious that I could be the real role.

Of course if someone wants to be the Serial Killer and take the fall for me, I'll play. ;)

Salzorrah June 2nd, 2015 7:39 AM

The only time I've ever successfully did a role reveal was spoodergurl in F&D, and tbh to get a great role reveal, you have to build the trust of other players on you. If people really trust you that much then gg :] That really goes both ways...

Circuit June 2nd, 2015 12:12 PM

Now, I wouldn't know that because I still don't have a bloody role!!!

alisaie June 3rd, 2015 5:06 PM

I love these people who are talking about having or not having a role when the only games they've been in are games that are still active.

Circuit June 3rd, 2015 8:35 PM

I've been in like, four or five. I seem to remember playing a variant of this in real life too somewhere, though I may have been very drunk. But still... There are like, 20+ roles and 4/5 times in a row I've been stuck with being an innocent ;;

Sonata June 3rd, 2015 8:47 PM

Real life mafia/werewolf is always so much fun. 10 or 11 people and everyone has a role? Oh yeah.


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